Urban Migration in Context

Mass migration is a key feature of today’s interconnected world. Cities are at the forefront of the challenges…

Our Resilience Challenge

The world is becoming urban. Currently home to over 50 percent of the world’s population, cities are expected to…

Urban Migration: Shaping the Future of Our Cities

In the largest wave of human displacement since World War II, today conflict and persecution have forced more than 60 million people to flee their homes in search of security and a better future. An annual average of 21.5 million people have…

The Athens Network Exchange

Cities and the Global Migration Crisis

Embrace and Integrate Newcomers: Promote initiatives that foster regular interactions between new and existing populations to strengthen communal bonds and mitigate the effects of false stereotypes

Conclusion

Cities stand poised to either let mass migration become an erosive stress or find opportunity within it to create resilient urban landscapes that are stronger, more flexible, and adaptive to the major challenges of the 21st century. As the Network Exchange in Athens and this compendium have shown…

Plan for a Dynamic Future: Incorporate migration considerations into city-wide plans and resilience strategies

Plan for a Dynamic Future: Incorporate migration considerations into the design of key services and infrastructure

City-wide strategies are an essential foundation for long-term integration. However, cities have to address immediate needs, often with…

Our Aspirations and Strategic Approaches

The following sections lay out the aspirations cities that participated in the Exchange hold for the future as they tackle interconnected challenges associated with increasing migration. To achieve each of these aims, Chief Resilience Officers recommend a…

Embrace and Integrate Newcomers

By embracing global migration and incorporating human flows into urban planning, adaptive cities prepare, transform, and thrive in the face of a dynamic future.